There have been 213 space walks at the ISS since 1998 for the purposes of maintenance, repairs, testing of new equipment or science experiments, according to the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Despite scheduling the walk at the tail end of Women's History Month, NASA spokeswoman Stephanie Schierholz said that the timing and crew make-up was completely coincidental, saying, "It was not orchestrated to be this way; these spacewalks were originally scheduled to take place in the fall ..."

It's a routine outing, and the first of three planned for this particular series, but this one is special for reasons beyond the mission itself - it's the first ever all-female spacewalk.

Barron's: Top Tesla Holder Says Musk 'Doesn't Need to Be CEO'The factory is designed with an annual production capacity of 250,000 electric cars including the Model 3 in the first stage. Tesla gave him a performance award a year ago valued at $2.6 billion in one of the largest compensation deals in history.

"The Lead Flight Director is Mary Lawrence, and Jackie Kagey (also a woman), is the lead EVA (spacewalk) flight controller", Schierholz said. She mentioned in her post that she would be part of the console and provide the necessary support for the First All Female Spacewalk Team.

Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly into space in 1963. Anne also will join Nick Hague for the March 22 spacewalk.

NASA Flight Controller Kristen Facciol sparked worldwide excitement at the beginning of this month when she tweeted her elation at being assigned to assist the spacewalk from the ground.

USA astronaut Christina Hammock Koch, a member of the International Space Station expedition, attends her final exam at the Gagarin Cosmonauts' Training Center in Star City outside Moscow, Russia, Feb. 20, 2019.

Both Koch and McClain were selected as members of NASA's 21st astronaut class in 2013, and finished training in 2015.

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Wiesman suggested ads similar to the "Truth" campaign launched in 1998 against smoking could help counter anti-vaccine messaging. I vaccinated my kids", he said. "But I still do not favor giving up on liberty for a false sense of security." he concluded.

Star freshman Zion Williamson will miss Tuesday's game against Wake Forest as he continues to recover from a knee sprain. But Coach K also added that he would "be surprised if he wasn't ready by the ACC Tournament".

Boeing has similar uncrewed and crewed test flights planned for April and August, respectively, for their own certification tests. Musk continues and says "And I think it'd be pretty cool if people went to space station on an American vehicle as well".

He called for "anti-imperialist" demonstrations across the country on Saturday, coinciding with marches called by Guaido. There was no investment and tens of thousands of employees had abandoned their positions in recent years, they said.

That measure was bottled up by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and did not reach a vote. The sponsor of the Florida move - which can't go into effect without a federal law allowing it - was Jeanette M.

Marking the band's first original release in almost six years, the Jonas Brothers dropped their new single " Sucker " on March 1. Thus began an worldwide mission to kidnap Nick Jonas , Kevin Jonas , and the other "guy" and force them back together.

She also said her parents had threatened to leak naked photos of her unless Kelly sent them tens of thousands of dollars. The R&B singer was taken into custody Wednesday after telling a judge he could not pay $161,000 in back child support.

Huawei's new flagship had been heavily rumoured to present fans with a number of photography upgrades such as an improved zoom. Wong also clarified "all the good stuff" from previous-generation Huawei smartphones will also be present in the P30 Pro .

Domestically, Roma now sit fifth in the Serie A table, three points behind Inter for the final Champions League place. In extra-time, Dzeko wasted a succession of chances to score the goal that would likely have taken Roma through.

The verdict marked a dramatic fall for Manafort, a savvy political operative who advised US presidents as well as foreign leaders. It said Manafort "blames everyone from the special counsel's office to his Ukrainian clients for his own criminal choices".

US and China near deal that could end US tariffs
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SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule returns from ISS
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Chicago police looking for source of leaks in Smollett case
The unidentified nurse "was fired last week and believes many other nurses and staffers were fired for the same reason". Smollett's account of the attack immediately sparked questions, if not from Chicago Police, then among the public.

Steelers set to deal WR Antonio Brown to Bills
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China's Defense Budget Growth Slows
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DC Comics Artist Calls Captain Marvel A Disgrace
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Barr Will Not Recuse Himself From Russia Probe
Later, to Mazie Hirono, he said that "I'm not going to surrender the responsibilities of the attorney general to get the title". Justice Department's approach has been to "speak only in prosecuted cases, unless the public really needs to know".

Dollar Tree To Close Almost 400 Family Dollar Stores
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